qadaala

== Afar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʕaˈdaːla/ [ʕaˈdaːlʌ] Hyphenation: qa‧daa‧la === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== qadáala m (singulative qadaaláytu m, plural qadaalitté f) (collective) gnats ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Blend of qadó (“white”) +‎ ála (“European; animal”). ==== Noun ==== qadáala m (plural qadalluwwá f or qadalluwwé f) white man white animal ===== Usage notes ===== The plural qadalluwwé is used in the southern dialects, whereas qadalluwwá is used in the northern dialects. ===== Declension ===== === References === E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “qadaàla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN Didier Morin (2012), “QADAALA”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 144 Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)